Browsing Masters Degrees (Social Science Education) by Title
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Analysing the dominant discourses on the Holocaust in Grade 9 South African history textbooks.
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An analysis of the representation of citizenship education in contemporary grade six South African social sciences textbooks.
(2017)This thesis comprises a case study of four grade six South African Social Sciences textbooks, published in the post-apartheid era. The study focuses on how they represent citizenship education. It examines citizenship ... -
An analysis of the visual images of women in grade 12 South African history textbooks.
(2014)This dissertation has contributed to the debate of the depiction of women in visual images in selected Grade 12 history textbooks. This dissertation was triggered by what I read in the South African Constitution and the ... -
Cataloguing practices from creation to use: A study of Cape Town Metropolitan Public Libraries in Western Cape Province, South Africa
(2019)Cataloguing is the process of creating metadata representing information sources such as books, sound recordings, digital video disks (DVDs), journals and other materials found in a library or group of libraries. This ... -
A comparative investigation into the representation of Russia in apartheid and post-apartheid history textbooks.
(2016)South Africa’s relationship with Russia has been determined by the significant shifts in the political ideologies within South Africa. It is this changing relationship that will be examined in order to identify the ... -
Conceptualising historical literacy in Zimbabwe : a textbook analysis.
(2009)While debates rage over the relevance and worth of school history, history has been one of the five compulsory subjects up to Ordinary Level in Zimbabwe. However, far away from the corridors of power, it is essential that ... -
Cyberbullying: teenage girls’ online experiences of, and challenges to sexual harassment.
(2021)The emergence of the internet has allowed for new modes of self-expression, whilst also providing new platforms for abusive social dynamics. There is a dearth of support in the response of schools, parents, and advisors ... -
Examining learners’ perceptions of formative assessment in tourism as a subject.
(2020)This study focuses on the learners’ perspectives of formative assessment in Tourism as a subject in South African secondary school. This study, therefore, includes the voices of the learners in the Tourism classroom which ... -
Experiences of the teaching and learning of history in a context of rurality: a case study of a South African rural high school.
(2020)The teaching and learning of History continues to gain momentum in post-apartheid South Africa and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has even proposed a decision to make History compulsory in South African schools. ... -
An exploration of adolescents' problems and ways of coping in a South African context.
(2005)Many areas of development converge as adolescents confront their major task of establishing an adult identity. However this is a complex task complicated by the difficulties experienced in the South African context. ... -
An exploration of first-year, non-major accounting students' learning experiences at a private higher education institution in South Africa.
(2012)This research project focuses on Accounting education at tertiary level. There is limited understanding of students' experiences of learning Accounting in higher education institutions. Furthermore, Accounting is generally ... -
An exploration of the experiences of gays and lesbians living in the Inanada area.
(2014)The study emerges against a global and local backdrop of longstanding oppression and stigmatization of gays and lesbians, due to their sexual orientation. Regardless of transformative policies in South Africa which declare ... -
An exploration of the ideology in economic and management sciences textbooks : a critical discourse analysis.
(2012)Pupils acquire skills, knowledge, values and attitudes through the important institution of education. An essential tool used in the transmission of these socially approved attitudes and values is the textbook. Because ... -
Exploring experiences and practices of teachers in the implementation of inclusive education : a case of one full-service school in the uMgungundlovu District.
(2016)After the first democratic elections in 1994 the South African Government was faced with many challenges within the Education System. The Government committed itself to the principles of an Inclusive Education approach ... -
Exploring pre-service teachers’ experiences of teaching accounting in a rural context during teaching practice from one higher education Institution in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2020)Rural schools tend to be a stressful environment for the pre-service teachers when they conduct their initial teaching practice. Although research has shown that studies conducted in rural communities should not be ... -
Exploring teachers’ experiences of teaching Accounting in rural schools: a case of novice teachers in Zululand district.
(2021)The public education sector in South Africa has experienced drastic changes. This includes curriculum changes and a shortage of both physical and human resources in most parts of our country. The implementation of the ... -
Exploring the teachers’ proficiency in teaching Financial Accounting in Grade 11: a case of the accounting teachers in Ugu District.
(2020)Accounting as a subject is affected by changes in the discipline of Accounting and the international reporting standards in order to prepare learners for studies in Higher education institutions. These changes are evident ... -
Geography student teachers’ understanding of indigenising the Climatology module in a South African higher education institution.
(2020)This research project explored Geography student teachers’ understanding of Indigenising the Climatology module in a South African higher education institution. While previous research conducted on indigenous knowledge ... -
Geography teachers’ perceptions of implementing paper-based Geographic Information Systems in a rural learning ecology.
(2020)The purpose of the study was to explore the Geography teachers’ perceptions of implementing paper-based Geographic Information Systems (paper-based GIS) in a rural learning ecology. Three research questions were identified ... -
Geography undergraduate students’ experiences of using modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment in higher education.
(2021)Technology has been adopted by various higher education institutions globally and locally to support teaching and learning. Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) is one of the Learning Management ...